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ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and S21460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300 to 420
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 11
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 590
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 960 to 1350
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1180
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 120
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510 to 3600
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 48
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32 to 45
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 79
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030